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    ESI Update Week of January 6   Happy New Year, Principals, ESI Liaisons, and ESI Team Members! We hope you had a wonderful vacation and holiday season with friends, family, and loved ones. At the last ESI Liaison meeting, former chancellor Dennis Walcott came and encouraged us to continue the valuable and historical work that is being done in ESI schools to improve outcomes for all young people but especially for our Black and Latino young men. As we move into a new year, the NYC public school system welcomes a new chancellor, Carmen Fariña, who is a former teacher, Read More >

    ESI Update Week of December 16   Principals and ESI Team Members, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the ESI team! While the calendar year has come to a close, the academic year is still going strong. Thanks to all principals and school staff members for your incredible work from January to December. From workplans and budgets, to summer bridge programs and this fall’s Liaison Meetings, your passion and dedication are a driving force for the success of our students and the initiative. Many thanks for all you do! Please note that the ESI Update will not be published while schools are closed for Winter Recess. Read More >

    ESI Update Week of December 9   Principals and ESI Team Members, Last week the world lost a man who has been likened to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. After 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela was released from prison and continued his struggle to end the immoral and inhumane system of apartheid in South Africa.  While there was much excitement when he was released and then when he became the first black president of South Africa, Mr. Mandela recognized the difficult and hard work that was necessary to turn the country around. It is Read More >

ESI Update Week of December 2   Principals and ESI Team Members, This has been an exciting week for NYC public schools as well as ESI schools. Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott visited one of our ESI Schools, Bedford Academy, to highlight the record number of students taking the SAT and AP exams, as well as the improved test scores. Since 2002, the number of city students taking and passing Advanced Placement exams has more than doubled and number of high school seniors taking the SAT has increased by 53%. (See ESI in the News below.)  Later that day, over 300 young Read More >